Complete American Toad Care Guide 

By the toad hoodie! goherping.com/shop All the toad supplies I use: kit.co/GoHerping/american-toad-kit

If you’re ever lost, without a purpose in life, and you feel alone, and like no one cares about you, remember. Toad care.

.......Wait do you hear that? The public is demanding more toad/frog content Alex

Toad Care in A Nutshell: Just do whatever, but make sure the animal is comfortable

the thing i like about goherping is how alex looks like he's so done with everyone and everything

Last time i was this early Alex turned into a box warrior and slayed reptiles in boxes

The pure chaos of cutting your hair on a whim while filming is wonderful

Never planning on getting a toad but I’m still watching lol.

Alex: *just showing off the enclosure* Betty: 👁👄👁

Toads are the under rated kings of “reptile” keeping. Some of the most interesting and easy to care for animals.

I just found a half dead three legged toad in the wild and I’m desperately searching up toad care, thank you for the video, Yardstick the three footed toad appreciates it

Alex: Somehow a functional human with an amazing business and successful at animal rehabilitation Also Alex: Scared of ovens

frogs : The Ph of this soil is to high I think I might die Toads:fUcK YeAh CoNcReTe

Stan is just sleeping, hes so adorable.

I don’t have a desire to have a toad but I’ll watch bc Betty is cute.

*has to finish school work* *chooses to watch a care guide video on an animal that I don't own*

Am I EVER gonna get a toad? No. Did I still watch? Yes

Literally just started caring for a American toad. Perfect timing!!

Ok good video but, can’t we all just appreciate the cute toad in the video? :3 (and the Quarantine haircut lmao)

i love the shots of toads on random objects throughout the video

Perfect timing, man. I myself didn’t need it but a friend did :)

We raised tadpoles in a kiddie pool in our back yard... they are now tiny frogs and we love them. We have thousands hopping around our yard! We love them. Great video!!!

Thanks for the toads vid! I've kept a pair of toads for 5 years now, raised since when I caught them as babies (I figured that I would impact the environment by taking babies instead of established adults, and maybe less chance of having acquired parasites.) One correction: toads DO absorb water through their skin for drinking (I don't think I've seen seen my toads drink through their mouths), but they only absorb it through a small patch of skin on their underside, opposed to other frogs that can absorb through their skin anywhere. Also, something important to mention is shedding: toads will shed their skin periodically and if you observe them doing it, it's REALLY gross: they get all slimy looking and peel and eat the dead skin off themselves. My toads really enjoy eating hornworms and nightcrawlers. Dubias are good too but they have a hard time catching them unless feeding outside the tank in a special container, which is why I like feeding crickets: the crickets can provide some enrichment while the toads hunt them down in their enclosure, but the crickets don't disappear as easily as the dubias. Toads are great pets: easy to care for, they have big personalities, and you can feed them all sorts of fun bugs.

I just wanted to thank you for sharing your expertise. I am a 62 yo gardener with a pond. One of the tadpoles was albino this year. S/he made out of the pond, but I decided life may be too risky for him/her out in the world. I am now a toad parent, and I need experts like you!

I have recently become addicted to catching and releasing north eastern toads, they’re adorable! Usually find them on rainy nights.

I see these little guys everyday hoping around by my house :)

I just got my first pet toad-and I’m terrified tbh 😅 I already love him so much and want to do a good job, so I’m rewatching these videos and rereading my care notes. Wish me luck!

watching this and hearing I'm doing everything right is so comforting. I love my toad, Oggdo Bogdo, and I am so glad she's probably happy with me :')

The reason I love your channel is because your voice is so chill and not so in the face like other youtubers who want to catch your attention no matter what. You are chill and your way of speaking is natural and comfortable to listen to.

I don’t actually own any reptiles I just love your videos

I love "boring" animals like not exotic just critters you can find on your porch which is probably why I have two green anoles (I'm planning on breeding) and next I want a red eared slider.

Finally a RU-vidr using “with that said” in the right context. U go Alex yr a breath of fresh air 👍🏼 great content keep up the good work 🙂

Good guide. I keep a toad each year over the winter and I’ve come up with many of the conclusions you share here. Bugs to eat, fresh spring water, and a place to hide. It’s really interesting how they all have different personalities too. This year’s toad (Toady Stark) is very boring. Thanks for the video!

I am also named Alex, and I too love American Toads! By far my most favorite pet! Thank you so much for your video, I'm glad everything I've read and watched on American Toads has been so consistent. "They're super chill and will they've as long as you don't feed them insects that can hurt them", love it lol.

My dads house has woodhouse’s toads in the summer. Absolutely love them

I have two lovely american toads of my own. Big Chonkus and Bufo the Vampire Slayer.

I enjoy keeping my American Toads. I find them fun to watch interacting with each other and their feeding behaviors

I live in California and it’s, like, 15-20% humid most of the time. I’m always so surprised at how humid some animals need to be.

Doobie roaches? Sounds like a pretty chill toad, bro.

One of the only people who will actually use this, and is getting an American Toad.

THANK YOUUU I've been searching so much on care of toads so I'm glad you could do a vid on it, im looking into getting a cane toad

me: finally finished a 40 gallon vivarium for my first snake ( bp) Once i finally think about where im getting it, hop on to emerald scales, find a pastel that is super pretty, Emerald Scales: We do not ship due to covid.

10:00 I'm curious: how do you tell that a toad is lethargic? Isn't that like checking about whether a rock is asleep?

I feel special.

Toads, for some unknown reason, are just the cutest animals ever. Like... yeah your puppy is cute, but isn't this baby cane toad just adorable!?!? Lol

He looks very displeased XD like his servant just brought him a bug that was a bit too small for his liking. Also my sister had an african bullfrog for a while. He was cool. When she got him he could fit on your finger nail. So she gave him a big name “Cornelius” well he ended up as big as a guys fist. He probably wasn’t done getting bigger either. Anyway whenever my sister was away she was away for maybe month. So for like a whole summer i was the one who would feed him. And doing that was easy. Id go out into my yard and turn over rocks to find worms. And huge fat slugs. And snails too. Id come in with a small bowl with a bunch of worms and slugs. He really loved the slugs.

So happy this is a thing just got an American toad thx so much!!!!

Finally someone does this care guide, thank you.

Toads are underrated, I plan to get a group of 3-4 toads this summer and give them an amazing enclosure. For some reason they are just very relaxing to watch for me. I also like how they'll burrow and then randomly appear covered in their substrate like they just woke up from a nap and get very visibly excited when there is food. and the way they'll twiddle their toes when they're about to jump/go after prey. I like the ones that chirp when they're scared too

THANK YOU SOO MUCH MAKING THIS!!! I was starting to think about how to take care of my toad the proper way and I see this!!! THANK YOU!

Me: Doesnt have and reptiles or amphibians. Also me: Binging these care videos across channels for years.

Just rescued my toad last night and while i have a basic knowledge on toad care this video definitely informed me a little more and will definitely make her stay with much more comfortable.

this is great! i just recently collected a random amphibian egg from a creek and it ended up being an american toad. im glad you took the time to make this video because, like you said, there are almost no toad care resources out there!

This is literally exactly what I was hoping to see next!

O i felt the first minutes of this vid....us curly hair people have all used the old household scissors to trim stray curls hahahaha

Thank you for this. My son wants a toad and we’ve been watching your vids :)

Good care guide btw, for toad water, I'd definitely recommend dechlorinating. Many toad species have a patch of skin on their stomach that they use to absorb water. Idk if it's all species, but for frogs and toads I've always used aquarium or koi pond dechlorinator. You can also set a pitcher of water outside in the sun to dechlorinate it for free.

Thank you! I was hoping you would make this video I’m considering getting a toad

Already have a toad already know pretty much everything I could need to know, just like watching toad videos.

I JUST got an american toad! PERFECT TIMING!

My bedroom is in the basement, I got one of those windows with the metal bin around holding back the dirt so I get sunlight. That thing catches hundreds of toads a year. And they ping on the glass all damn night.

I had like 50 tadpoles, 40ish became toads, and I kept one. Her name is Chippy and I love watching her

Back when I lived in Indiana, I'd see them everywhere after it rained. Never thought of having one for a pet though. There was this field by my elementary school which would get flooded in the spring, when all the snow melted. It would get all filled up with tadpoles.

“I don’t know.. Ovens scare me so I don’t like using them” Same Alex same

Me: wants to get a toad Bf: no Me:👁👄👁

Finally after years it has come

Just found 2 american toadlets and I'm in love w them. 🥺

Me: (has no desire to get a toad in the near future) Also me: oooh toad video cute toad must watch

I had 4 american toads growing up and my mom found out they can be trained! You can train them to not pee on you and feed anything off a stick since they are food motivated enough.

This is this the most fun best !!! BONUS haircut was definitely the frosting on the cake

Thank you for this! We live out in the country and every summer I find toads in the window well behind my house. If I don't pick them up and get them out I find their shriveled up bodies down there the next time I check, so I check for them often. I make terrarium with usually just springtails, rolly pollies, worms, etc. I was working on one of my terrariums and decided I wanted to put a toad in it. It's a moss terrarium with a oak sapling and a Conifer sapling in it, I set up a little bark puddle in the corner. Thanks again for the care guide!

Hi I have a toad as well her name is Betty and is very healthy

I’m so early! yay! its amazing how as soon as i wanted a pet toad this video was created

Hey man, I have had an American Toad for 4 months or so now and he has been super chill but has some difficulty with handling and eating, so this video has helped so much! Any additional advice from anyone is welcome :)

Great video to have out there! Most people who are looking into toad care will need something like this.

is it just me or did somebody else think stan was apart of the rock to? lol

Im earlyyyy, I am getting an American toad soon and I am really exciteddd

I have 5 Fowler's toadlets (a spring time tadpole project) thank you so much for this! It is so hard to find info on such a great pet, they are so fun to watch!

We've recently acquired toads from the backyard. Stopped at 5 😂 There are still more, but I came here to check out toad care. I'm definitely keeping them now. Easy care for my kids, and they love watching them eat. I got flightless knats for the babies and got junebugs from the back porch for the adult.

I literally just got 3 toadlets about a month ago

I think the amount to feed adult toads will depend on their sex, part of their sexual dimorphism is that female toads often wind up much, much larger (up to like 2x as big) and in my experience they will need to eat more than an adult male will, also if you are cohabiting a pair of adults (male and female) and do not want them to breed, mildly lower temperatures and humidity will often be enough of a deterrent and prevent breeding (and in many cases croaking) as it stimulates winter weather.

Yes!! FINALLY!! I’ve been here for way too long waiting for this video!

I love the enthusiastic lack of energy you radiate

LOVE your video's keep doing you. Your great.

I got a question tho, my toads use their water dish as a toilet...is that normal?

my toadlet (her name is pickle) loves to burrow and it’s the cutest little thing ever

My daughter just found a bunch of American toad tadpoles. This was very helpful.

Thank you for sharing your herpies with us.

North Carolina... all I see are in my sheds

i have four american toads and ive had them for a couple months now and after coming across this video i noticed that i do take care of them in very similar ways. i am currently working on trying to breed them when i get the equipment. but my toads are very weird. they come out when they hear my voice and try their hardest just to sit by me and they became one of the best parts in my life.

I always loved toads (earliest memory). Enjoyed your vid on Betty, Sue & Potato, too.

You actually have the balls to cut your own hair I am humbled by this

7:35 Can I just say that I actually worry about him sometimes ( dont even get me started at what happened at the beginning of the video)

Alex uploaded! Finally something entertaining

As somebody who would only drink Fiji Water since tap and bottled waters were unpleasant I found it to be too expensive to drink a lot of it. Now they have Alkaline water with Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium in store brand and at the Dollar Tree so I can afford a dollar a day... and the Toads Jacuzzi(my friend said that and I thought it was funny.) gets filled with it. She seems to like it and will hang out in it "just chillin'" for hours during the day. She also comes out to look in the food bowl and if sees me will look at me and look in the bowl. Amazed at how intelligent these Amphibians are

I wish I was a toad

I love toads but I feel bad keeping one, I plan on making my backyard “toad friendly” play toad sounds and hope for the best

Also thanks for the unboxing,and repti room vids ik those must take awhile to edit,due to the exploritory curiosity of animals keep it up, great content

Thanks for the vid! We have a couple we are keeping for a bit to learn more about them!

I don’t own or plan to own a toad, but hey this is interesting